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CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Jan. 29, 2023-- In 2019, the Broward County Commission designated January 29th as “Cruise Planners Day” as a recognition for the respected travel company’s positive impact on South Florida tourism, as well as in the travel industry. Four years later, Cruise Planners continues to celebrate this special day by thanking their 2500+ strong network of advisors as well as their Home Office Team for their hard work and dedication. “It’s a great day to show our CRUISITUDE and reflect on how far we’ve come and what’s ahead,” said Michelle Fee, CEO and founder of Cruise Planners. “For nearly 30 years, we have been a big part of bringing thousands of vacations and memories to life and we are so grateful to recognize this day officially as Cruise Planners Day.” Cruise Planners’ community impact in Broward County continues far beyond just the location of its headquarters and includes: Economic Impact: Cruise Planners’ economic impact on Broward County includes ongoing travel advisor training sessions held in Fort Lauderdale throughout the year, as well as the company’s annual convention, slated for Nov. 28-Dec.1 at the Broward County Convention Center. Cruising Growth: Cruise Planners has positively contributed to Broward County and Greater Fort Lauderdale’s tourism engine helping bring in the more than four million cruisers sailing from Port Everglades each year. Diversity Advocate: Cruise Planners is a member of the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association and the company’s executives sit on many cruise line and travel advisory boards and are strong supporters of the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau’s initiatives. Philanthropic Involvement: Through its CP Cares charitable giving program, Cruise Planners champions local causes including Miami Fisher House, SOS Children’s Village and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Broward/Fort Lauderdale, helping to raise more than $2 Million for the local community.

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Jan. 24, 2023 – In order to help prepare advisors for a robust 2023 travel season, Cruise Planners hosted their first ever Boot Camp + Tech Day training seminar in Fort Lauderdale from Jan. 20-22. In previous years, both events were stand-alone workshops but due to advisors’ suggestions, Cruise Planners will offer two of these combined workshops, with the second taking place later this year in Las Vegas. “We often hear from advisors how valuable being able to attend Boot Camps and Tech Days are, but due to other commitments, aren’t able to attend both,” said Michelle Fee, CEO and founder of Cruise Planners. “We are thrilled that we can offer this combination of workshops so advisors can get the most out of our award-winning training and ride this WAVE season with confidence.” Tech Days are dedicated to familiarizing advisors with the numerous proprietary and custom-build technology tools created to streamline the booking process and beyond for the Cruise Planner advisor network. Boot Camps offer an in-person learning event with home office presenters, supplier training, sales skills, social media programs, business analytics and technology workshops with results-oriented action items. “We work very hard to create tools that will streamline the workflow for our advisors and being able to utilize them at max potential is what Tech Days are all about,” said Brian Shultz, Cruise Planners Chief Information Officer. “We have several exciting new applications such as LivePlanner, Trip Summary 2.0, Destination Hub and Amenity Tracker so we know this will be a valuable session for our advisors to help with the strong wave of travel bookings.” Sessions included: LivePlanner – This session focused on Cruise Planners patent-pending application that allows advisors to have a real-time, live consultation session with their clients. Task Manager – This session was a deep-dive into all things Task Manager. From templates, to tags and everything in between, our team took the attendees on a guided tour of how Tasks can help keep them organized. Ask Maxx – A free-form session where advisors got to ask the Tech leadership any questions they had from any of the various tools they have to work with. Social Media – The exclusive CPsocial Program continues to help franchisees grow their digital marketing with tips and tools on social, search and online reputation. Find a Hotel- Powered by Navitrip, this new booking engine allows advisors to search over 100,000 hotels and adjust their commission and savings for their clients by using a simply toggle bar. Trip Summary 2.0 – Trip Summary 2.0 is a major enhancement to our current Trip Summary too that allows advisors to easily create a Trip Summary for their clients with a few clicks of button. The Boot Camp portion included a robust trade show and panels with over 45 supplier partners and a special presentation on Land Travel. This is the first of five nation-wide Boot Camps, with another combo with Tech Day in Las Vegas (Feb 24-26) and the other three slated for Boston (Feb 3-4), Orlando (Feb 17-18), Dallas (March 3-4).

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. Jan. 19 - When it comes to destination experience all over the world, Cruise Planners travel advisors have an abundance of tips and recommendations to share. That’s why Cruise Planners award-winning technology team created Destination Hub, a new directory platform in the company’s proprietary engine, CP Central, that enables agents to search, view and submit business recommendations for destinations all around the world. Agents can submit and view recommendations for numerous business types, including:

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. Jan. 19- As we look ahead to 2023, it's clear that the travel industry is back in a big way and the demand is at an unprecedented rate. At Cruise Planners, 2022 ended on a positive note, with purchases up 15% versus 2019, which was a banner year for travel. Below are the top Travel Trends we’re seeing for 2023 and what our network of advisors are focusing on during wave season.